Backstrokes SE Portland Music Group
Services Provided: Our virtual weekly community groups are fun, bring people together, and show benefits like stress reduction, improved mood, and help with aphasia and speaking. Play an instrument if you like! Friends and family are welcome to join. We just want to have a good time.
Time: Backstrokes Sing Along: Virtual Mondays 11:00-12:30. Please call/email to confirm times/days.
Comment: Call or email for a link to the meeting.
Phone Number: (503) 775-6041
Contact: Anne Tillinghast
Email Address: tillinga@gmail.com
Website: https://thebackstrokes.wordpress.com/
Brainstormers
Services Provided: Brainstormers is for Acquired Brain Injury survivors to connect with other survivors. Everyone will get the chance to share their thoughts and feelings in response to a thought-provoking question while building community and preventing isolation.
Cost/Funding: Free
Meeting Time: 4th Saturday of every month, 10:00am – 12:00noon
Contact Person: Steve Wright
Phone Number: (503) 208-4533
Email Address: stephen.m.wright06@gmail.com
Physical Address: Legacy Emanuel Medical Office Building 2. Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
501 N. Graham St, Portland, OR 97227 (See website for exact directions).
Website: https://braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/events-programs/brainstormers/
Coffee Social Meet-Up
Services Provided: Meet-up for individuals, friends and family touched by brain injury. Hang out, talk, share stories and drink coffee or the drink of your choice! See flyer here.
Cost/Funding: Free
Meeting Time: 4th Tuesday of every month, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Contact Person: Fern Wilgus
Phone Number: (503) 208-4533
Email Address: fernwilgus42@gmail.com
Physical Address: BIC-NW Office,1411 SW Morrison Street, #220, Portland, OR 97205
Website: https://braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/events-programs/coffee-social-in-person/
Crossroads at ILR
Services Provided: This group provides peer-support, information and discussion. ILR has been hosting the Crossroads Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group for more than 20 years. Psychologist Ryan Skelton, Psy.D, facilitates these twice-a-month meetings. The format for the sessions combines TBI educational material, guest speakers and guided peer discussion among members. Many participating consumers are also working with Dr. Skelton or another ILR Peer Specialist to develop and implement personal goals for living more independently in the community. Support group sessions are still currently remote meetings.
Cost/Funding: Free
Meeting Time: 1:00-3:00pm, 2nd & 4th Friday of each month
Comments: Please call for more information.
Phone Number: (503) 232-7411
Email Address: info@ilr.org
Physical Address: Independent Living Resources, 1839 N.E. Couch Portland, OR
Website: ilr.org
Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection
Services Provided: Oregon Spinal Cord Injury (OSCI) exists to build community and create opportunities for people affected by spinal cord injury. Those who sustain an injury have an arduous life-long journey of adapting to paralysis, staying healthy, and rebuilding their life while personally coping with social stigma, systemic oppression against disabilities, and navigating a built environment that often isn’t created for individuals with disabilities. A spinal cord injury (SCI) creates a tremendous physical, emotional, psychological and financial burden on their families and communities. OSCI helps those with a spinal cord injury thrive. We employ community health workers with spinal cord injuries to assist members of our community to navigate the health and social service systems to get the services and resources they need to thrive. We host meet-ups, educational forums, support groups, adaptive camping events, wheelchair maintenance workshops, and storytelling workshops. The core of our organization are our community health workers, who offer intensive peer support for any member of the SCI community.
Cost/Funding: Free to Spinal Cord injury or people living with paralysis.
Comments: Wheelchair accessible.
Contact Person: Person: West Livaudais
Phone Number: (971) 350-7445
Email Address: west@oregonsci.org or contact@oregonsci.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 17516, Portland, OR 97217
Website: oregonsci.org
Saturday Virtual Support Group
Services Provided: The Saturday Support Group is a bi-monthly meeting that meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone). It is a meeting that offers a sense of community in a virtual setting while also having an array of guest speakers that cover a wide variety of topics related to brain injury.
Cost/Funding: Free
Meeting Time: 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month. 10:30 to noon. Registration is required, see website.
Contact Person: Mariel or Emma
Phone Number: (503) 208-4533
Email Address: Braininjuryconnectionsnw@gmail.com
Physical Address: BIC-NW Office,1411 SW Morrison Street, #220, Portland, OR 97205
Website: https://braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/events-programs/saturday-virtual-support-group/
Virtual Tuesday Brainy Bunch
Services Provided:The Virtual Tuesday Brainy Bunch (VTBB) is a bi-weekly virtual social group that meets every other Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone). It is a light-hearted social hour and a safe environment for anyone affected by brain injury to come and connect.
Cost/Funding: Free
Meeting Time: Every-other Tuesday. noon to 1pm Pacific Time Zone. Registration is required, see website.
Contact Person: Courtney or Paul
Phone Number: (503) 208-4533
Email Address: BrainyBunch@bic-nw.org
Physical Address: BIC-NW Office,1411 SW Morrison Street, #220, Portland, OR 97205
Website: https://braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/events-programs/virtual-tuesday-brainy-bunch/